WTMG Intelligence

Global Migration Corridors

Explore where international migrant populations are concentrated across origin and destination countries using UN DESA International Migrant Stock data.

Latest observation: 2024

Corridor values represent migrant stock, not annual migration flows.

58,775Corridors Tracked
2024Latest Observation
172Destination Countries
UN DESASource

How to read corridor data

Mexico -> USA = 11.28 million means approximately 11.28 million international migrants whose origin is Mexico were living in the United States in the 2024 UN stock estimate. It does not mean 11.28 million people moved from Mexico to the USA during 2024.

The dataset estimates the number of international migrants living in each destination by origin.

Top 15 Corridors by 2024 Migrant Stock

Mexico -> USA 11,279,561
Afghanistan -> Iran 3,752,317
Syria -> Türkiye 3,563,983
Russia -> Ukraine 3,375,095
India -> UAE 3,248,545
India -> USA 3,165,238
Venezuela -> Colombia 2,904,873
Ukraine -> Russia 2,872,612
China -> USA 2,488,775
Bangladesh -> Saudi Arabia 2,362,680
Bangladesh -> India 2,293,959
Philippines -> USA 2,263,697
Yemen -> Saudi Arabia 1,999,619
India -> Saudi Arabia 1,953,496
Pakistan -> Saudi Arabia 1,937,044
Largest Corridors Fastest Growing Since 2020 Fastest Growing Since 2015
Rank Origin Destination 2024 Migrant Stock 2020 Migrant Stock 2015 Migrant Stock 2020-2024 Change 2015-2024 Change
#1 AngolaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 42,539 40,105 37,350 +2,434 (+6.1%) +5,189 (+13.9%)
#2 ZimbabweAfrica NamibiaAfrica 16,053 15,135 14,141 +918 (+6.1%) +1,912 (+13.5%)
#3 GermanyEurope NamibiaAfrica 10,070 9,494 8,870 +576 (+6.1%) +1,200 (+13.5%)
#4 South AfricaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 9,422 8,883 8,300 +539 (+6.1%) +1,122 (+13.5%)
#5 ChinaAsia NamibiaAfrica 3,450 3,252 3,039 +198 (+6.1%) +411 (+13.5%)
#6 ZambiaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 3,359 3,167 2,959 +192 (+6.1%) +400 (+13.5%)
#7 KenyaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 1,232 1,161 1,086 +71 (+6.1%) +146 (+13.4%)
#8 USAAmericas NamibiaAfrica 1,165 1,098 1,027 +67 (+6.1%) +138 (+13.4%)
#9 NigeriaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 1,092 1,029 961 +63 (+6.1%) +131 (+13.6%)
#10 ItalyEurope NamibiaAfrica 915 863 806 +52 (+6.0%) +109 (+13.5%)
#11 CubaAmericas NamibiaAfrica 753 710 665 +43 (+6.1%) +88 (+13.2%)
#12 IndiaAsia NamibiaAfrica 747 704 659 +43 (+6.1%) +88 (+13.4%)
#13 BotswanaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 731 689 644 +42 (+6.1%) +87 (+13.5%)
#14 AustriaEurope NamibiaAfrica 675 636 596 +39 (+6.1%) +79 (+13.3%)
#15 AustraliaOceania NamibiaAfrica 594 560 524 +34 (+6.1%) +70 (+13.4%)
#16 FranceEurope NamibiaAfrica 594 560 524 +34 (+6.1%) +70 (+13.4%)
#17 BrazilAmericas NamibiaAfrica 592 558 522 +34 (+6.1%) +70 (+13.4%)
#18 NetherlandsEurope NamibiaAfrica 572 539 505 +33 (+6.1%) +67 (+13.3%)
#19 AlgeriaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 536 505 473 +31 (+6.1%) +63 (+13.3%)
#20 UgandaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 532 502 470 +30 (+6.0%) +62 (+13.2%)
#21 Antigua and BarbudaAmericas NamibiaAfrica 520 490 459 +30 (+6.1%) +61 (+13.3%)
#22 RussiaEurope NamibiaAfrica 503 474 444 +29 (+6.1%) +59 (+13.3%)
#23 PortugalEurope NamibiaAfrica 478 451 423 +27 (+6.0%) +55 (+13.0%)
#24 SwitzerlandEurope NamibiaAfrica 473 446 418 +27 (+6.1%) +55 (+13.2%)
#25 MalawiAfrica NamibiaAfrica 409 386 361 +23 (+6.0%) +48 (+13.3%)
#26 RwandaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 397 374 350 +23 (+6.1%) +47 (+13.4%)
#27 SpainEurope NamibiaAfrica 380 358 336 +22 (+6.1%) +44 (+13.1%)
#28 UkraineEurope NamibiaAfrica 283 267 251 +16 (+6.0%) +32 (+12.7%)
#29 PhilippinesAsia NamibiaAfrica 272 256 240 +16 (+6.3%) +32 (+13.3%)
#30 EthiopiaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 233 220 206 +13 (+5.9%) +27 (+13.1%)
#31 EswatiniAfrica NamibiaAfrica 216 204 191 +12 (+5.9%) +25 (+13.1%)
#32 CanadaAmericas NamibiaAfrica 208 196 184 +12 (+6.1%) +24 (+13.0%)
#33 BelgiumEurope NamibiaAfrica 204 192 180 +12 (+6.3%) +24 (+13.3%)
#34 EgyptAfrica NamibiaAfrica 191 180 170 +11 (+6.1%) +21 (+12.4%)
#35 PolandEurope NamibiaAfrica 186 175 164 +11 (+6.3%) +22 (+13.4%)
#36 PakistanAsia NamibiaAfrica 184 173 162 +11 (+6.4%) +22 (+13.6%)
#37 Sierra LeoneAfrica NamibiaAfrica 180 170 159 +10 (+5.9%) +21 (+13.2%)
#38 BeninAfrica NamibiaAfrica 171 161 152 +10 (+6.2%) +19 (+12.5%)
#39 GhanaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 157 148 139 +9 (+6.1%) +18 (+12.9%)
#40 MozambiqueAfrica NamibiaAfrica 151 142 134 +9 (+6.3%) +17 (+12.7%)
#41 LesothoAfrica NamibiaAfrica 139 131 123 +8 (+6.1%) +16 (+13.0%)
#42 CameroonAfrica NamibiaAfrica 129 122 115 +7 (+5.7%) +14 (+12.2%)
#43 DenmarkEurope NamibiaAfrica 124 117 110 +7 (+6.0%) +14 (+12.7%)
#44 JapanAsia NamibiaAfrica 124 117 110 +7 (+6.0%) +14 (+12.7%)
#45 IsraelMiddle East NamibiaAfrica 119 112 105 +7 (+6.3%) +14 (+13.3%)
#46 MauritiusAfrica NamibiaAfrica 117 110 103 +7 (+6.4%) +14 (+13.6%)
#47 SwedenEurope NamibiaAfrica 110 104 98 +6 (+5.8%) +12 (+12.2%)
#48 IndonesiaAsia NamibiaAfrica 100 94 88 +6 (+6.4%) +12 (+13.6%)
#49 GambiaAfrica NamibiaAfrica 93 88 84 +5 (+5.7%) +9 (+10.7%)
#50 FinlandEurope NamibiaAfrica 86 81 77 +5 (+6.2%) +9 (+11.7%)